Blueberry Tart

This blueberry tart is full of delicious, plump blueberries on a sweet cookie crust.

Blueberries are healthy, right? Therefore this tart is actually good for you, and you should eat it. All. Which is basically what we did. In one evening, 4 people managed to polish off the entire thing.

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This Blueberry Tart did double duty last weekend for both Easter dinner and my mom’s birthday. My mom loves fruity desserts, so I thought this would be perfect.

I got the recipe directly from Martha Stewart and stuck with it for the most part. I did have some Meyer lemons kicking around still, so I used the juice from those as well as regular lemons.

This is a really simple recipe, and I loved that there was a video on Martha’s site to show the process step by step. I’m more of a visual learner, so seeing something is better than reading about it.

The only issue I had with this recipe was the crust. It didn’t quite come together like I expected. It looked nothing like the tart he takes out of the fridge at about 2:12 in the video. Granted, it didn’t look as bad as the one he put in there at the same time… that should have been a red flag. I had a hard time pressing the crust into the tart pan and getting it to stick together. It was super crumbly and it felt too dry. I did the best I could and stuck it in the freezer.

The other issue I had was when I started to poke the tart shell with a fork before baking. I’m not sure if the tines on my fork are too large or what, but the tart shell was basically crumbing when I did this, and I had to press it back together in parts. Again, nothing like in the video!

Thankfully it turned out alright once I baked it. Whew. The filling was super easy to do. All in all, this is a really quick and easy recipe! I would definitely make it again, and maybe experiment with different berries or a mixture of berries.

Try it! You won’t be disappointed, I promise.

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Blueberry Tart

5 from 1 vote

This blueberry tart is full of delicious, plump blueberries on a sweet cookie crust.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 35 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 341kcal

Author Olivia

Ingredients

 

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Crust:

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter cold, cut into pieces

Filling:

• 6 cups fresh blueberries rinsed and dried
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp water
• 2 tsps lemon zest finely grated
• 3 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• pinch salt
• Strips of lemon zest for garnish

Instructions

 

Crust:

• Preheat oven to 375F.
• In a food processor, all ingredients for crust (flour, butter, sugar, salt). Process until large crumbs form (dough should hold together when squeezed.
• Transfer dough mixture into a 9″ round tart pan with removable bottom.
• With floured hands, press dough evenly into bottom and sides. (Or use a floured 1 cup measure as per instructions in the video here).
• Place crust in freezer until firm, approx 15mins.
• Prick bottom of crust all over with a fork.
• Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes; cool completely.

Filling:

• Reserve 1 cup of blueberries for the topping.
• In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring 1/4 cup water and 1 1/2 cups blueberries to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes until berries begin to break down.
• In a small measuring cup combine cornstarch and 2 Tbsp water to form a slurry.
• Stir slurry into berries. Add lemon zest & juice, sugar, and salt and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until mixture thickens (30-60 secs).
• Remove from heat, stir in 3 1/2 cups blueberries
• Immediately pour hot berry mixture into cooled tart shell and smooth with a spatula.
• Top with reserved 1 cup blueberries, pressing down lightly to help them adhere.
• Top with strips of lemon zest.
• Refrigerate until cool, about 30 minutes and up to overnight.

Notes

Adapted from Martha Stewart.

Calories: 341kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 76mgPotassium: 112mgFiber: 3gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 415IUVitamin C: 13.6mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1.2mg

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